Man, 29, killed in suspected gang shooting

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 29-year-old man is dead following a shooting on a residential street in Arvin.

Police were interviewing neighbors Thursday on Walnut Drive to find out what happened, though officers on scene said they suspect the shooting was gang related.

People on scene told Eyewitness News that they were family members of the victim, identified by the coroner's office as Reynaldo Daniel Abrego. They said Abrego was leaving his girlfriend's house around 3:30 a.m. when he was gunned down.

The family members told Eyewitness News that Abrego had stopped associating with gangs.